Opinion

I’m a proud GenXer, especially since a common observation about us is that we don’t age as quickly as previous generations. I’m easy. Tell me I look young, and I’m your friend for life — or at least long enough to drink a cup of coffee.

God tells us in Isaiah 43:18-21, “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

I heard a story a long time ago about a drunk who became a Christian. One of the biggest surprises of his new faith was that the church didn’t know how to have fun. He missed his old friends at the bar, their transparency and their authenticity.

Spring is fast approaching. It seems like the wind is trying desperately to blow winter away and give spring a foot in the door. With that comes the adage, “Spring cleaning.” Time to throw out the old and clean up winter’s mess.

The Apostle Paul’s entry point into Christianity was not a casual walk down the aisle of a nice, air conditioned church sanctuary where a well dressed pastor was waiting for him to pray a prayer.

There is a song written by 1970's songwriter, Billy Joe Shaver, with lyrics that go a bit like this, "I'm just an old chunk of coal but I'm gonna be a diamond someday." I have decided it takes a lot of rolling around in the dirt to become a diamond. We must get down "in the mud, the blood, and the beer " (as Johnny Cash so aptly put it) for learning to apply.